Best alternatives to Story Saver (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Story Saver, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Story Saver alternatives, compared
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Save Story for Instagram
Download stories from Instagram, Facebook and also save videos or photos. Run desktop version Instagram with all functions.
≈100K users4.3★ from 986 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago7 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Story Saver
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 11)
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VK Saver
VK Saver - Скачать свою музыку ВК, загрузка музыки с сайта vk
≈8K users3.3★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 25× fewer users than Story Saver
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 11)
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ao3 saver
automatically backup ao3 works so you never lose what you're reading again
≈1K users4.5★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago2 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Story Saver
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 11)
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DM Saver for Instagram™
Downloads Instagram™ direct messages
≈3K users3.6★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago7 permissions- About 67× fewer users than Story Saver
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 11)
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StoryVerse Stories Hub for FB and IG
Anonymous Instagram & Facebook Story viewer. Search, save, upload, and browse stories privately—no trace, no limits
≈1K users3.9★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 11 days ago10 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Story Saver
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (10 vs 11)
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Messages Saver for Facebook™
Downloads Facebook chats for reading offline and printing. Facebook chat downloader.
≈20K users2.8★ from 244 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago5 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Story Saver
- Rated 1.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 11)
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Ghosty Stories for Instagram
View and download Instagram Stories anonymously. Save any story from public or followed profiles in one click
≈10K users4.4★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago7 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Story Saver
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 11)
Story Saver alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Story Saver?
By users, the most popular alternative is Save Story for Instagram with ≈100K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Save Story for Instagram.
Which Story Saver alternative has the best rating?
Save Story for Instagram has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 986 ratings.
Is there a Story Saver alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
VK Saver asks for 1 permissions, against 11 for Story Saver.
How many alternatives to Story Saver are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to Story Saver on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.